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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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